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Passengers board a train at South Station in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Rain and snow rolled into the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday as millions of Americans made the big Thanksgiving holiday getaway, grounding hundreds of flights and turning highways sloppy on what is easily one of country's the busiest travel days of the year. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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Former NFL cornerback Aeneas Williams snapped into action Tuesday by repairing storefronts damaged by rioters the night before in Ferguson, Missouri. (Twitter/Aeneas Williams)
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Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran has been fired for authoring a Christian book in 2013 that described homosexuality as a "sexual perversion." (atlantaga.gov)
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Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Eric Berry (29) walks off the field during the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, in Denver. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)
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Lightning strikes down during a storm over the Mediterranean sea near a cargo ship off the coast near Michmoret, Israel, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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**FILE** Dennis Maruk of the Washington Capitals skates against the Calgary Flames in this November 16, 1982 photo (Joseph Silverman/The Washington Times)
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A Kentucky fire chief is under fire for body camera footage that showed him using the N-word to describe a black family who had just gotten in a car accident. (WDRB)
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A snow covers around Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills, in Orchard Park, N.Y. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. A ferocious lake-effect storm left the Buffalo area buried under 6 feet of snow Wednesday, trapping people on highways and in homes, and another storm expected to drop 2 to 3 feet more was on its way. (AP Photo/The Buffalo News, Harry Scull Jr.)
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National Edition Opinion cover for November 20, 2014 - Playing with constitutional fire (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)
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U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator Dr. Charles Mandeville said that there is no quick fix for the nation's preparedness efforts. It would take at least 20 years to finish installing and making fully operational all instrumentation on "high-threat" and "very high-threat" volcanoes if funding does not increase. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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U.S. Marine Chief Warrant officer Rob Kurzwell from Chicago, second right, helps fellow soldiers pack their supplies on to a bus afer landing of a U.S. Air Force plane on to the tarmac at the airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka Wednesday Jan, 5, 2005. Seventeen U.S. Marines arrived in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Wednesday with two helicopters and an additional staff of 30 U.S. Air Force military communication and technical experts who will serve as the helicopter ground crew. They will take part in the aid, rescue and recovery mission going on in the region in response to last week's devastating tsunami. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)
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State of Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito, testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator Dr. Charles Mandeville testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Wyoming State Geological Survey Director and State Geologist Tom Drean testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Oregon State University Professor Shanaka de Silva testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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State of Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito, center, testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Chairman Doug Lamborn (R-Col.) speaks as U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator Dr. Charles Mandeville, State of Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito, Wyoming State Geological Survey Director and State Geologist Tom Drean, Oregon State University Professor Shanaka de Silva and Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira testify before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Wyoming State Geological Survey Director and State Geologist Tom Drean testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Oregon State University Professor Shanaka de Silva testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Left to right: U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator Dr. Charles Mandeville, State of Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito, Wyoming State Geological Survey Director and State Geologist Tom Drean, and Oregon State University Professor Shanaka de Silva testify before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
